Agricultural research and urban poverty: The case of China

Material type: BookAnalytics: Show analyticsPublisher: Mexico, DF (Mexico)CIMMYT :2003Description: p. 79.ISBN: 970-648-104-4.Subject(s): Agricultural development | China | Food production | Poverty | Rural areas | Rural urban relations | Urban areas | CIMMYT | Agricultural research AGROVOCDDC classification: 338.91 Summary: This paper develops a framework to measure the impact of agricultural research on urban poverty. Increased investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) will lower food prices through increased food production. Lower food prices will, in turn, help the urban poor, as they often spend more than 60% of their income on food. Using China as a case, the study empirically estimated these effects. These effects are large, and are comparable to those on rural poverty.Collection: CIMMYT Publications Collection

This paper develops a framework to measure the impact of agricultural research on urban poverty. Increased investment in agricultural research and development (R&D) will lower food prices through increased food production. Lower food prices will, in turn, help the urban poor, as they often spend more than 60% of their income on food. Using China as a case, the study empirically estimated these effects. These effects are large, and are comparable to those on rural poverty.